Kenya Airways Flight 507
Kenya Airways Flight 507 was a scheduled Abidjan–Douala–Nairobi passenger service, operated by Kenya Airways. On 5 May 2007, the Boeing 737–800 aircraft serving the flight crashed in the initial stage of its second leg, immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon.
5Y-KYA, the aircraft involved in the accident at OR Tambo International Airport in January 2007. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 May 2007 |
| Summary | Pilot error leading to loss of control |
| Site | Mbanga Pongo, near Douala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon 3.9557°N 9.7509°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8AL |
| Operator | Kenya Airways |
| IATA flight No. | KQ507 |
| ICAO flight No. | KQA507 |
| Call sign | KENYA 507 |
| Registration | 5Y-KYA |
| Flight origin | Port Bouet Airport, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Stopover | Douala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon |
| Destination | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Occupants | 114 |
| Passengers | 108 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 114 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The plane broke up into small pieces and came to rest mostly submerged in a mangrove swamp, 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi; 2.9 nmi) to the south (176°) of the end of Douala International Airport's runway 12. There were no survivors. The investigation by the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority determined that the pilots failed to notice and correct excessive bank following takeoff. This led to the loss of control and crash of the aircraft.
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